Summer Reads and Reviews
*WARNING - This post contains foul language. There's nothing better than reading in the grass on a hot summer's day with a cold drink in...
Author Brittany Leonard
- Jul 28, 2020
- 4 min
Creating Characters for Comics
A new Instagram friend of mine, @galactic_creations98, asked me the other day how I develop characters and learned to draw them. I...
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Author Brittany Leonard
- Jul 21, 2020
- 3 min
Organized Chaos
Looking for ways to get a system in place for yourself as a writer or artist? I share a few methods I've found useful.
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Author Brittany Leonard
- Jul 3, 2020
- 3 min
Poetry Provocations
Not only did watching this video help me to understand how poetry sounds, but I also began to think about writing poetry differently.
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Author Brittany Leonard
- Jun 20, 2020
- 4 min
My May & June Mythical Reads
Sure, it's early to be posting June reads, but I didn't post last months reads and have been reading comics so there are quite a lot to shar
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Author Brittany Leonard
- Jun 9, 2020
- 3 min
Is Change Coming?
Sharing some resources I've found this week after taking the week to not post on Instagram for #AmplifyMelanatedVoices
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Author Brittany Leonard
- May 31, 2020
- 4 min
13 Tips on Writing Better Dialogue
I found this incredible documentary on YouTube with tips on writing dialogue, including interviews with screenwriters and authors. I...
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Author Brittany Leonard
- May 22, 2020
- 1 min
First Poem Published
My first published piece!
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Author Brittany Leonard
- May 16, 2020
- 2 min
Brunch Club with a Book
Have you ever been a part of a Book Club? It sounds nerdy, but I'm totally into it.
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Author Brittany Leonard
- May 1, 2020
- 5 min
My April Reads
The week before Canada began social distancing, I happened to go to Chapters to get a stack of books, as it was my March Break and I...
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Author Brittany Leonard
- Apr 18, 2020
- 2 min
My Hopes for a Brighter, More Sustainable Future are Senseless.
For me, my place of escape is nature. I get high off of it. The peace and serenity that I feel when I'm upon a mountain, deep in the...
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Author Brittany Leonard
- Apr 1, 2020
- 3 min
My March Reads
March 2020. This will be a memorable year for all, and this month in particular for large pockets of the world. With the whole country...
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Author Brittany Leonard
- Mar 21, 2020
- 3 min
Writer's Block in My First Draft
One of the hardest things about writing is sticking to it, knowing all the while that it's going to change drastically.
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Author Brittany Leonard
- Mar 13, 2020
- 3 min
Initial Steps to a Bold First Book
One of the hardest things about writing is sticking to it, knowing all the while that it's going to change drastically.
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Author Brittany Leonard
- Feb 21, 2020
- 3 min
The True Failure is When You Stop Trying
When I was in my first year of university, I killed a bamboo plant. I used to tell people this proudly, as if I had the best excuse in...
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Author Brittany Leonard
- Feb 9, 2020
- 2 min
Who is Author Brittany Leonard?
The famous question: Why am I?
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Author Brittany Leonard
- Feb 9, 2020
- 3 min
Do You Write in Script Form? - Snowflake Writing Method
The famous question: Why am I?
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Author Brittany Leonard
- Jan 19, 2020
- 1 min
When the Spark Ignites...
In 2017, I tore my ACL while training to become a kids' yoga instructor. But that isn't my most vivid memory of the year. What I remember...
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Author Brittany Leonard
- Jan 19, 2020
- 4 min
My January Reads
There's something special about fall and winter. Sure the weather sucks and it's dark all the time, but cozy blankets, scented candles,...
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